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#ifndef __MATERIAL_H__
#define __MATERIAL_H__

#include "common/color.h"

#include <boost/serialization/is_abstract.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/nvp.hpp>
#include <boost/serialization/version.hpp>

namespace Sirat {

namespace Material {

enum Material_Type {
	Unknown_Material_Type = 0,
	Color_Material_Type,
 	Light_Material_Type ,
	Texture_Material_Type ,
};	
	
class Material {
public:
	virtual ~Material();
	
	Material_Type get_type() const;

	virtual Material* clone() = 0;

protected:
	Material(const Material_Type& = Unknown_Material_Type);
	Material(const Material& _material);	
	Material& operator=(const Material& _material);
	
private:
	friend class boost::serialization::access;
	template<class Archive> void serialize(Archive&, const unsigned int);
	
	Material_Type material_type;
};

template<class Archive> void Material::serialize(Archive& ar, const unsigned int /* file_version */) { 
	ar & BOOST_SERIALIZATION_NVP(material_type);
}

}

}

BOOST_IS_ABSTRACT(Sirat::Material::Material)

#endif
